Gatdula's plea to transfer probe to Manila junked

By Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) panel of prosecutors hearing the preliminary investigation into frustrated murder charges against former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Dir. Magtanggol Gatdula in connection with the failed ambush of deputy Dir. Reynaldo Esmeralda junked Gatdula's plea for a transfer of the investigation to the Manila City Prosecutors Office.